NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says all Canadian military personnel must pull out of Afghanistan in 2014 as planned, after a report said the United States wants Canadian special forces to stay past the 2014 withdrawal date.

The Pentagon has devised a plan for thousands of special forces to stay in the war ravaged country after the NATO withdrawal in 2014. The U.S has asked for soldiers from Canada and Australia to participate, Postmedia News has reported.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said during question period Wednesday that Canada “has not received a specific request” for an extension of its Afghanistan mission.

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However, he did not categorically rule out keeping Canadian soldiers in the country post-2014, saying the government will make make “the decision that is in the best interest of country” which is to make sure Afghanistan doesn’t “once again become a safe haven for terrorism.”

“Canadians take note, they aren’t denying it,” Mulcair responded.

The NDP leader said his party would not support any other extension of the mission.

“It was supposed to end in 2006, then it was supposed to end in 2009 . . .then in 2011,” Mulcair said. “When will it finally end?”

Canada currently has about 900 military personnel in Afghanistan providing support for the NATO training mission in Kabul. They are scheduled to withdraw in the spring of 2014.

Using Canada’s special forces could be an attractive option for the Conservative government. The U.S. thinks very highly of their skills, they work mostly in secret and have not suffered any direct fatalities during the 10-year Afghanistan mission.